The Euro 2024 squads can include a maximum of 26 players. The UEFA committee initially set an upper limit of 23 players per squad, but increased the limit to 26 on May 3, 2024.
No changes can be made to final submitted squads, except if a player is seriously ill or injured. In such cases, a team doctor and a UEFA doctor must confirm the severity of the player’s illness enough for him not being able to continue in the final competition. Therefore, the player can be replaced in the final squad.
All Euro 2024 squads include 26 players, except France and Belgium with 25 members in their squad.
Are the squads 23 or 26 players in Euro 2024?
According to the UEFA Committee, national teams can include up to 26 players in their squad. The decision increased the previous maximum limit of 23 players to 26. However, the maximum limit does not indicate any compulsion on the part of the teams. The teams are free to choose the number of players they wish to include in the squad.
Which team has the youngest squad at Euro 2024?
According to the average ages of the various team squads, the Czech Republic has the youngest squad in the Euro 2024 with an average age of 25.31 years. Turkey and England are second and third on the list, with average ages of 25.85 years and 26.05 years respectively.
Eight players in the Czech Republic squad are 23 years of age or younger, while only 2 players are above the age of 30. Apart from two players, all players in the squad are below the age of 30.
Which team has the oldest squad at Euro 2024?
According to the average ages of the Euro 2024 squads, Scotland has the oldest squad in the tournament with an average age of 28.31 years. Nine players in the squad are over 30 years of age with only one player below 23 years of age.
The second oldest team in the Euros is Germany, with an average age of 28.15 years. The German team also include nine players over 30 years of age but have four players below the age of 23, making their average squad age slightly lower than Scotland.
FAQ's On Players per Euro squad
A. According to UEFA guidelines, players can only be replaced before their first match in the tournament. However, in special cases of injuries or illnesses, if a team doctor and a doctor from the UEFA medical team confirm that a player’s ailment is serious enough to prevent him from further participation, the player can be replaced. A player who is replaced from a squad list cannot be readmitted to the squad.
